50 centimes FRANCE (1962-1964)
| diameter: | weight: | thickness: | alloy: |
| 25.0 mm | 7.0 g | 2.15 mm | Cu91Al9 |
obverse:
in the coin centre personification of France - bust of Marianne in a Phrygian cap facing left; along the top edge: RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE (French Republic)
reverse:
in the coin centre in two lines large face value: 50 / CENTIMES; below year of issue; along the bottom edge wreath of the laurel branch on the left and cereal ear on the right; along the top right edge in two lines motto of France: LIBERTE • EGALITE / • FRATERNITE • (liberty, equality, fraternity)
edge:
plain
issue date:
13 XI 1961
withdrawal date:
27 VII 1965
designer:
Henri Lagriffoul (signature LAGRIFFOUL at Marianne's neck in the obverse), Adrien Dieudonné (signature A.DIEUDONNE before LIBERTE along the reverse edge)
mint:
La Monnaie de Paris (The Paris Mint), Paris (mint mark on the left side of the face value in the reverse, on the right side of the face value privy mark of mint's director Raymond Joly - owl)
mintage:
| 1962 | 37 560 000 | ||
| 1963 | 62 482 000 | ||
| 1964 | 41 446 000 | + 25 600 in annual boxed sets | four collar folds |
varieties:
1962, 1963 - 3 or 4 collar folds on the obverse
mint marks:
interesting facts:
last update: 20 XI 2013
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